Deborah S. Mower

Director, The Center for Practical Ethics

Professor of Philosophy &
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hume Bryant Lectureship in Ethics

University of Mississippi

Board of Directors, APPE (Association for Practical and Professional Ethics)

Board of Directors, PLATO (Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization)

Research Member, NICD (National Institute for Civil Discourse)

Past President, SEAC (Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum)

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Books

I enjoy editing volumes and bringing diverse views and the research of scholars together on a topic to explore an issue or concept.

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Articles & Chapters

I've written many articles for specialty ethics and applied journals and focused chapters for books. These are representative pieces of my views across publication types on a range of issues.

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Media

I've given many videotaped public lectures, presidential addresses, conference talks, and several interviews on books and areas of research related to moral education.

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Seminars

I have co-directed a NEH Institute on moral psychology, conducted seminars on civility, and presented talks on moral education.

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Teaching

Listing of current courses with descriptions.

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Research

Current research projects on AI Ethics education, character education, transformative education, and civil discourse interventions.

Funded by:

Department of Justice: see details
National Science Foundation: see details
National Endowment for the Humanities: see details
Private funding (Wake Forest Educating Character Initiative via Lilly foundation): see details